Archive for the ‘Products’ Category
Windows 7 Releases October 22nd 2009
This morning was the first time I heard an official release date for Windows 7. I’ve been running Windows 7 betas for the past 3 months and it has been far more stable and responsive than Vista was for me. I will definitely be upgrading this one on release day! I have just put in [...]
June 26, 2009
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Dustin · 
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Tags: windows 7 · Posted in: Products, Technology
Finally, a New HDTV
I’ve wanted an HDTV for a long time. We’ve had the same 25″ TV since we got married 9 years ago. I’ve been waiting for a big deal. Well, I think I’ve finally found one! Saturday I was in Wal-Mart and saw that they had a 46″ Visio 1080p for $795. That was the best [...]
May 25, 2009
· Dustin · 32 Comments
Tags: hdtv, newegg, sceptre · Posted in: Products, Satellite Television
My Applications
Windows 7 Release Candidate is now available. I’ve been using the beta of Windows 7 quite happily for a couple of months now after frustrating ordeals with Vista. The only problem I’ve had with the beta version of Windows 7 is having Windows Explorer crash 3-5 times a day. It hasn’t been a huge deal [...]
May 5, 2009
· Dustin · 7 Comments
Posted in: Products, Programming & Internet, Technology
Switching to ooma
I been a Vonage customer for a long time. Just to give you an idea, when we first ordered it, someone from Qwest tried to call my wife to get us to use their long distance plan at 7 cents per minute. My wife told them we had had unlimited long distance to the US [...]
April 23, 2009
· Dustin · 19 Comments
Posted in: Electronics, Products, Technology
Motorola EM1000R 20-Mile 2-Way FRS/GMRS Radio, Pair
So I’ve recently been called in my ward as the emergency preparedness specialist. In our neighborhood we a divided up into blocks with block captains. In the event of an emergency, each block captain will have a set of 2 way radios for communication. I’m not a block captain, but thought it might would be [...]
April 4, 2009
· Dustin · 6 Comments
Posted in: Products
Backing Up
You’ve all heard the horror stories. You go to boot up you computer, nothing happens… perhaps you hear a click… click… click… This actually happened to me a couple years ago. Luckily my hard drive started working again just long enough for me to get a back-up before replacing it. I recently heard of an [...]
August 20, 2008
· Dustin · 15 Comments
Posted in: Products, Programming & Internet
Get Quickbooks Pro 2008 for $149.99
UPDATE: Since writing this post, Amazon has increased their price to $169.99, but the coupon below still works so you can get it shipped for $149.99. So I have a small business. After meeting with my accountant last night I determined I really could make my life easier by using Quickbooks. I’ve tried the free [...]
January 31, 2008
· Dustin · 2 Comments
Posted in: Electronics, Finance, Products
How To Get a Free 1GB MicroSD Card
At Buy.com they are offering a Kingston 1GB microSD Secure Digital Card for only $10 and free shipping. That’s a sweet enough offer in and of itself, but there is a way to get it free. If you have never bought anything from Buy.com using Google Checkout, they offer $10 your order for doing so. [...]
December 7, 2007
· Dustin · 3 Comments
Posted in: Electronics, Products
Flash Your Girlfriend for Valentine’s Day
Ok, this is for all you nerdy dorks out there! Now you can get your flash drives personalized. Better yet, you can get their personalized for your significant other. What says “I love you” more that a flash [drive]? Be different. Pexagontech.com is offering incredible deals on personalized flash drives with FREE laser engraving. There [...]
January 26, 2007
· Dustin · 2 Comments
Posted in: Products
Humidifiers Soothe The Savage Winter
In the winter, the air can get very dry. I don’t know if it is true in various parts of the country, but it is certainly true here in Utah, where the climate is very dry as it is. This will often lead to extra dry skin and lips, and sore throats. But funny enough, [...]
January 10, 2007
· Dustin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Products
